单词 | chemy |
释义 | † chemyn. Obsolete. Chemistry; alchemy. Cf. chemistry n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemistry as a science > [noun] chemistry1605 chymics1658 chemy1733 proto-chemistry1962 1733 Med. Ess. & Observ. (Philos. Soc. Edinb.) I. 255 These Proofs of his Skill..scarce deserve to be compared with the many notable Discoveries in Languages, Physicks, Botany, Chemy, Pharmacy, [etc.]. 1740 G. Cheyne Ess. Regimen 56 Now it is past all Doubt in Philosophy, and in philosophical Chemy, that animal Substances of most kinds, [etc.]. 1748 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 45 248 Dr. John George Gmelin, Professor of Chemy and Natural History at Petersburg. 1775 G. Motherby New Med. Dict. at Chemia As to the word chemy, it is a very trifling innovation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1733 |
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